The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.
He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...
Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...
The far-right had its strongest showing since World War II, while the center-left Social Democrats had their worst postwar ...
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
While the far right made historic gains in Germany's elections on Sunday, Conservative politician Friedrich Merz won with ...
Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...
Germany’s DAX index of blue-chip stocks has gained six times as much as the S&P 500 this year. The election results from this ...